The NETernity™ SWE540 is a fully managed (Layer 2/3) 6U VPX Ethernet switch designed to meet the most demanding requirements for network switching in tactical applications. The SWE540, with its configuration options of up to 20 data plane ports and OpenWare™ switch management software, is designed to support high performance embedded computing (HPEC) applications.

The switch is available in both aircooled and conduction-cooled versions, providing multiple OpenVPX configurations supporting a mix of dataplane and control plane ports. In addition, there is an available option to support four QSFP+ and two 1000BaseT ports. ECC protection on the management processor memory offers higher reliability in harsh environments.

Based on a PowerPC management processor and a leading high-performance switch fabric, the SWE540 has integrated Layer 2/3 switching capabilities as well as the ability to support higher Layer 4-7 functionality when required.

The switch management environment for the SWE540 is Abaco’s in-house developed and supported OpenWare. OpenWare offers comprehensive management features for Layer 2/3 switching and routing, and provides support for a wide range of network protocols and MIBs with extensive capabilities for multicast, Quality of Service, VLANs, and differentiated services.

OpenWare can be modified to meet particular customer requirements, and provides a number of ways to manage the switch via serial console, SNMP, Telnet, SSH or web interface. In addition, OpenWare provides a number of security features including denial of service attack prevention, user password mechanisms with multiple levels of security and authorization schemes including 802.1X and sanitization.

The SWE540 provides a migration path for Abaco’s GBX460 Ethernet switch. The configuration of the SWE540 with 20 40GBASE-KR4/10GBASE-KX4 and 16 1000BaseKX ports offers the same hardware pinouts as the GBX460.

The LNX-800A Antaira unmanaged industrial switch is a cost-effective solution and meets the high reliability requirements demanded by industrial applications.

The LNX-800A includes a switch controller that can automatically sense transmission speeds (10/100 Mbps). The RJ45 interface can also be auto-detected, so MDI or MDI-X is automatically selected and a crossover cable is not required. All Ethernet ports have memory buffers that support the store-and-forward mechanism. This assures that data is properly transmitted.

For 12 years, we were the embedded computing business of GE Intelligent Platforms - itself formed from a series fo acquisitions of market-leading embedded computing companies.

The entire GE Intelligent Platforms team, around 700 people - made the transition from GE, meaning that our customers continue to deal with people with whom they've had relationships for years and in some cases, decades.

Also making the transition from Ge are the robust, repeatable business processes for which the company is renowned - but these are now finely-tuned to the specific needs of our embedded computing customers.

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Abaco Systems products and solutions can be found in many high profile military/aerospace sea, land and air programs, as well as in commercial and industrial organizations in which rugged reliability is mission-critical.

Abaco Systems is a global leader in open architecture rugged embedded systems. Spun out of GE in 2015 we combine the attitude and customer focus of a startup with 30 years of experience delivering rugged embedded computing products and solutions.

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